Roadside Inspection 79652745

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: BR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2952577) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79652745
Date:
Sep 8, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
222 MM HWY 20 EB
Carrier (USDOT):
BR EXPRESS INC (2952577)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
N658867 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.06 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Iowa
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,796 Level 3 inspections in Iowa during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
16 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
4
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
17 violations · 1 OOS · 1.06 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 4V4NC9TH4KN205530 OH N658867 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C3LT162005 OH EXEMPT HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS
Ticket: Hyst
Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
80046518 Oct 31, 2023 SD L3 JEFFERSON SD 0
80040963 Oct 30, 2023 OH L3 1
79979879 Oct 21, 2023 IL L3 1
79887665 Oct 10, 2023 PA L3 SR 576 AT SR 22 0
79887254 Oct 10, 2023 WA L2 2 OOS
79874459 Oct 6, 2023 OH L1 ROADSIDE 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87052840 Feb 14, 2026 IN L3 3H3V532C3LT162005
84520073 Apr 27, 2025 VA L2 3H3V532C3LT162005
84520073 Apr 27, 2025 VA L2 4V4NC9TH4KN205530
83643244 Jan 15, 2025 UT L3 3H3V532C3LT162005
83537789 Jan 4, 2025 IA L3 3H3V532C3LT162005
82835442 Oct 3, 2024 IA L2 3H3V532C3LT162005
81405073 Apr 16, 2024 WI L2 3H3V532C3LT162005 OOS
81359042 Apr 10, 2024 TN L1 4V4NC9TH4KN205530

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